VMware NSX Use Case Library – #004

Summary

This use case demonstrates logical routing between a NSX edge and physical network segment. It demonstrates to the administrator the benefits of dynamic routing. This use case will use Border Gateway Protocol (BGP).

Pre Conditions

vCenter and NSX manager configured.

NSX host and cluster preparation complete.

IP connectivity between hosts.

Uplink port group preconfigured.

End point peer (Router, Switch, NSX Edge) prepared for BGP routing.

Post Conditions

Success End Condition

Communication of logical network into physical segments with routing protocols established and sharing routes.

Failure End Condition

NSX Edge virtual appliance fails to deploy.

Misconfiguration of routing protocol results in lack of OSPF peering.

Minimal Guarantee

NSX Edge deploys and a neighbour relationship between physical and NSX edge occurs but routes are not dynamically learnt.

Trigger(s)

Virtual Machines initiate communication with addresses outside of its logical network resulting in packets being routed into the data centre.

Use Case Expected Flow

Log into Networking and Security plugin of vCenter

Deploy new NSX Edge from NSX Edges pane.

Populate desired information for network interfaces.

Configure BGP to enable dynamic routing with the peer.

Use Case Variations

NSX Edge virtual appliance can be configured to peer with another NSX Edge virtual appliance.

Integration Points

Physical Network

This test highlights connectivity of BGP between virtual and physical infrastructure with the NSX edge gateway. The physical network requires BGP to be enabled.